One common kenning for these objects was "Ullr's ship." In Arthurian mythology, the Lady of the Lake
 gives one of these to L
One common kenning for these objects was "Ullr's ship." In Arthurian mythology, the Lady of the Lake
 gives one of these to Lancelot that cures its owner of exhaustion and gives him the strength of three men.
 King Arthur owned one named Pridwen, and Sir Galahad's was partially made from the blood of Joseph of
 Arimathea. In Rome, one of these objects called the Ancile was watched by the twelve leaping Salii priests.
 Another of these objects depicts various events in the history of Rome around the Battle of Actium at its
 center, as related in a long ecphrasis; that example was forged by Vulcan for Aeneas. For 10 points, the
 aegis was an example of what defensive weapon?
One common kenning for these objects was "Ullr's ship." In Arthurian mythology, the Lady of the Lake
 gives one of these to Lancelot that cures its owner of exhaustion and gives him the strength of three men.
 
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